Say wha--?
How to summarize the last week or so in a few brief paragraphs? I don't think I could, but I'll give it my best. ^_^
I've been throughly researchin' Raven's Milfoil (with the help of my angely wife, of course) an' it effects on people with specific abilities (a Seer and a mind-reader for example). So far it's been a tough battle, not that many documented cases where two people with abilities were effected at the same time, but I--we've pretty much concluded that my first theory was pretty sound... even if it all makes a kind of sense that's not.
Theory being that there must have been some event that lead to these two bein' connected, a bonding thing really. So... when Cassie tried to help Avasa this sorta solidified that, and so... connected. If one doesn't have control of her/his abilities, neither will the other. And seeing that if they're in crowded areas they couldn't control that unless in the others presence, I sorta sent them away to find themselves again (Tara said Dawnie was a lil' upset by this, an' I sorta get why). I went by the other day to see how they're doin' and Dawn's boyfriend looked fine. Completely coherent. I'm pretty sure they're good to go now. No magic necessary.
...with one side-effect. There's a chance -a small chance- that their connection might be permanent. If something's wrong with one of them, the other would know about it/go insane. And then there's the dreams that I can't explain. I know I should do more research before potentially sending them back to the way they were, but it's all trial and error really. 'Least then I'll hafta move onto somethin' else to help 'em. Speaking of, I went into the local council office and proposed the removal of a potential noxious weed in the area. You'd be amazed how easy it is to sway the locals (there may have been a little hocus-pocus involved), so I'm gonna head in and remove it before it does any more damage. I'm sure Anya'll kill me for destroying 'potential goods', but this sorta things needs to be dealt with quickly and decisively. Away fromt the evil that lurks. I'm thinkin' I might rope Dawn's friend Janice to help. She seems pretty eager and it's always fun digging up half of Miller's Woods when you have company. Heh.
Which sorta brings me back to Cassie...
When I first met her she said somethin' and it kinda stuck with me, you know? I wanna be profound about it, but mostly I'm just set to stunned. A girl? We're gonna have a baby girl? When? How? When? I just... wow. I'm sorta feelin' kinda weird and fizzy. But excited - thankful, sorta cautiously happy but slightly nauseous. That's kinda me for the past few days.
Oh, ah - I found Miss Kitty! She was trapped in the basement. Sorta. With Kitties (An' here I was thinkin' we were overfeeding her)! They're very cute. Mom and babies are doin' fine. Tara's been keepin' an eye on them for the most part (she's so cute when she's watching them, she makes these amazing and beautiful and wonderful faces) just making sure they're doing fine. I'm startin' to think if this parenting thing ever comes along... we could handle it. We really could. And Tara'd make a great mother. Or Father? How does it work with lesbian moms? Is it mom and mom, or...? *sigh* I could never get those things straight.
I'm thinkin' of heading over to see Xand an' Giles, what with all my obsessive research/actual work I haven't spoken to them in a while. I really miss them!
I've been throughly researchin' Raven's Milfoil (with the help of my angely wife, of course) an' it effects on people with specific abilities (a Seer and a mind-reader for example). So far it's been a tough battle, not that many documented cases where two people with abilities were effected at the same time, but I--we've pretty much concluded that my first theory was pretty sound... even if it all makes a kind of sense that's not.
Theory being that there must have been some event that lead to these two bein' connected, a bonding thing really. So... when Cassie tried to help Avasa this sorta solidified that, and so... connected. If one doesn't have control of her/his abilities, neither will the other. And seeing that if they're in crowded areas they couldn't control that unless in the others presence, I sorta sent them away to find themselves again (Tara said Dawnie was a lil' upset by this, an' I sorta get why). I went by the other day to see how they're doin' and Dawn's boyfriend looked fine. Completely coherent. I'm pretty sure they're good to go now. No magic necessary.
...with one side-effect. There's a chance -a small chance- that their connection might be permanent. If something's wrong with one of them, the other would know about it/go insane. And then there's the dreams that I can't explain. I know I should do more research before potentially sending them back to the way they were, but it's all trial and error really. 'Least then I'll hafta move onto somethin' else to help 'em. Speaking of, I went into the local council office and proposed the removal of a potential noxious weed in the area. You'd be amazed how easy it is to sway the locals (there may have been a little hocus-pocus involved), so I'm gonna head in and remove it before it does any more damage. I'm sure Anya'll kill me for destroying 'potential goods', but this sorta things needs to be dealt with quickly and decisively. Away fromt the evil that lurks. I'm thinkin' I might rope Dawn's friend Janice to help. She seems pretty eager and it's always fun digging up half of Miller's Woods when you have company. Heh.
Which sorta brings me back to Cassie...
When I first met her she said somethin' and it kinda stuck with me, you know? I wanna be profound about it, but mostly I'm just set to stunned. A girl? We're gonna have a baby girl? When? How? When? I just... wow. I'm sorta feelin' kinda weird and fizzy. But excited - thankful, sorta cautiously happy but slightly nauseous. That's kinda me for the past few days.
Oh, ah - I found Miss Kitty! She was trapped in the basement. Sorta. With Kitties (An' here I was thinkin' we were overfeeding her)! They're very cute. Mom and babies are doin' fine. Tara's been keepin' an eye on them for the most part (she's so cute when she's watching them, she makes these amazing and beautiful and wonderful faces) just making sure they're doing fine. I'm startin' to think if this parenting thing ever comes along... we could handle it. We really could. And Tara'd make a great mother. Or Father? How does it work with lesbian moms? Is it mom and mom, or...? *sigh* I could never get those things straight.
I'm thinkin' of heading over to see Xand an' Giles, what with all my obsessive research/actual work I haven't spoken to them in a while. I really miss them!